Public Relations at Syracuse University

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if Syracuse University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,174 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2021, 102 of them were public relations majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Syracuse Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

Syracuse Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how Syracuse performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Syracuse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
	11
	14
	84

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in PR from Syracuse. This makes it the #6 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Syracuse University.

Syracuse Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Syracuse are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	68
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Syracuse Public Relations Master’s Program

The PR program at Syracuse awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Advertising

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Advertising and Promotions Managers	6,590	$174,870
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	6,190	$167,330
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.